Where does “bawal” come from?
bawal (Indonesian) comes from Malay bawal, from English voile, from French voile, from Old French voile, from Vulgar Latin vela, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Italic *wekslom.
bawal (Indonesian): pomfret
Definitions
- pomfret
Ancestry of “bawal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | bawal | pomfret (a kind of fish) |
| 2 | English | voile | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for... |
| 3 | French | voile | veil; sail; sailing |
| 4 | Old French | voile | sail |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | vela | synonym of īriō; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | vēlum | a cloth, covering, curtain, veil, awning |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *wekslom | — |